Towards a science of touch, part I

Towards a science of touch, part I

This paper is about a pre-modern 'science of touch' - Chinese pulse diagnostics - which was the aspect of Chinese medicine most admired by physicians in early modern Europe. The paper first provides some historical information on Chinese pulse diagnostics in Europe and then details how it...

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Autor principal:	Hsu, E
Format:	Journal article
Idioma:	English
Publicat:	Carfax Publishing 2000
Matèries:	Anthropology Medical anthropology Chinese studies History of medicine

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